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Bear Creek Road over Bear Creek

Bandera County, Texas · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Bear Creek Road over Bear Creek in Bandera County, Texas, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2001, making it 24 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 874 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 41 of the 66 inventoried bridges in Bandera County rated good (62.1%); 1 (1.5%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
Its condition class and component ratings are unchanged from the 2024 inventory.
Its most recent inspection on record is dated June 2023, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	7	Good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 28 ft
Location	2.0 Mi N of SH 16
NBI structure number	150100AA0307001
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	June 2023
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	4: foundations stable, field review says exposed foundations need protection

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Texas department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SH 16 over Drean Creek	1936	11,033	Fair
SH 16 over Mud Creek	1965	11,033	Good
SH 16 over Bandera Creek	1978	11,033	Good
SH 16 over Draw	1983	10,816	Good
SH 16 over Dry Hollow	1982	9,987	Good
SH 16 over Draw	1982	9,987	Fair